Treasury official Sharon White takes top Ofcom job December 17, 2014 Ofcom has appointed Treasury official Sharon White as its new chief executive. White will join the broadcasting watchdog late March next year, taking over from Ed Richards, who will step down at the end of December. She picks up an annual salary of £275,000. She is currently the second permanent secretary at the Treasury, [...]
All hail a brilliant double bill May 26, 2014 THEATRE WOLF HALL + BRING UP THE BODIES Aldwych Theatre | By Simon Thomson Four Stars THE UNDERTAKING is epic; two three-hour plays, back to back. But with crackling dialogue, compelling acting, minimalist sets, masterful special effects, extravagant costumes and ersatz crumhorns, the six hours fly by. Adapted from the first two-thirds of Hilary Mantel’s [...]
Treasury to launch boardroom search for Whitehall finance job December 15, 2013 THE TREASURY plans to launch a search today for a newly created position to help oversee public finances at Whitehall. Chief Treasury secretary Danny Alexander is expected to announce the new senior role today alongside the release of the results of a financial management review across Whitehall, a person familiar with the situation confirmed. The [...]
White takes new Treasury role October 30, 2013 The Treasury has promoted Sharon White to second permanent secretary for finance, the first time a woman has held the role. White, who has worked as a civil servant for 25 years and spent time at the World Bank, is married to Robert Chote, who heads the Office for Budget Responsibility. George Osborne, the chancellor, [...]
Theatre review: The Picture of Dorian Gray August 22, 2013 THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY | ★★☆☆☆ | thealchemicorder.com The location of The Alchemic Order’s production of The Picture of Dorian Gray is so secret I almost couldn’t find it. Eventually, on ringing the bell of an unassuming Greenwich townhouse, I was greeted by a moustachioed man in Victorian butler’s attire, who ushered me into [...]
Nurses struck off over Stafford hospital scandal – but one is still employed by NHS July 25, 2013 Sharon Turner and Tracey White have become the first nurses to lose their licence to practice over the scandal at Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust after a decision made this afternoon by the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The nurses falsified accident and emergency discharge times to avoid missing the government goal for patients to be dealt with [...]
KEEPING THE FIGURES IN THE CHOTE FAMILY March 21, 2012 CHANCELLOR George Osborne makes much of the endorsement given to his Budget by an independent quango he set up to monitor Treasury number fudging, the Office of Budget Responsibility. “These days the direct costing the Treasury applies to every Budget measure is independently assessed and certified by the OBR,” he yesterday declared pointedly to shadow [...]
Stylish Valentine’s wining and dining February 3, 2010 THE GREENHOUSE Chic but inviting, with a rustic touch and no expense spared on either the food or the opulent interior, and there’s an impressive wine selection – the owner has been collecting since he was a teenager. An ideal destination for the hardest-to-impress lover, and the Valentine’s menu cannot fail to thrill, either. Canapes [...]